Detachable footboard for a bed



April 3, 1956 M. FOX 2,740,133

DETACHABLE FOOTBOARD FOR A BED Filed March 1, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1April 3, 1956 M. Fox 2,740,133

DETACHABLE FOOTBOARD FOR A BED Filed March 1, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 1 HHU United States Patent 2,740,133 DETACHABLE FOOTBOARD FOR A BED MartinFox, Chicago, 11]., assignor to The Seng Company, a corporation ofIllinois Application March 1, 1951, Serial No. 213,326 1 Claim. (Cl. 53)

This invention relates to detachable footboards for beds, and moreparticularly to brackets by means of which a detachable footboard whichmay be secured to the end of a metal bed frame when desired.

The primary object of the invention is to provide metal extensionbrackets made of angle iron, to which a footboard may be permanentlysecured, and the brackets have special connecting means whereby theattachments may be attached securely and quickly by a single bolt foreach bracket.

The bed frame may be of the type shown in my Patent No. 2,523,988,issued September 26, 1950, which is adapted to fit various sizes of boxsprings and mattresses, and due to the fact that the channels of the bedframe are open at their foot ends an extra length box spring may beused. Some housewives prefer to have a footboard on a bed, and otherslike to use a footboard part of the time and remove it at other times.The present invention enables a footboard to be attached, and willpermit an extra length box spring to be used. It may be removed any timeby merely taking out one bolt on each side of the frame. When theattachment is installed the connection is so secure that the bed may bemoved around as desired by grasping the footboard.

The invention is illustrated in a preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a plan view of an adjustablebed frame with the detachable footboard secured in position; Fig. 2 isan elevational view of the same, and illustrates by dotted lines how anextra length box spring and mattress may be used; Fig. 3 is afragmentary elevational view of the footboard attached to the bedframe;Fig. 4, a fragmentary plan sectional view, taken as indicated at line.

4- 4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a fragmentary vertical sectional view, taken asindicated at line 55 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 6, an enlarged fragmentary planview of the end of one of the bed frame angle irons.

In the embodiment illustrated, a bed frame has a pair of longitudinallyextending angle irons 7 having outer arms etxending upwardly to form achannel to receive a box spring. They are connected by adjustable angleirons 8 at their head ends and adjustable angle irons 9 at their footends. A headboard 10 may be secured to the head end of the frame. Thebed has head legs and casters 11, and the foot portion is supported onlegs and casters 12 which are secured to the foot angle irons 9.

The footboard attachment comprises a pair of short angle iron extensionbrackets 13 which are equipped at their outer ends with standards 14made of angle iron. The lower portion of the standard is riveted to theouter side of the upwardly extending leg of the bracket 13, as indicatedat 15. A suitable footboard 16 is shown bolted to the inner side of thestandard 14, but it may be bolted to the outer side, if preferred. Ifbolted to the outer side, it may extend down close to the floor like theheadboard 10.

As best shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the horizontal arm of the angle iron 7is provided with an open-end slot 17 and a bolt receiving hole 18. Thehorizontal arm of the bracket 13 is provided with a rigidly secured pin19 having a headed neck 20 adapted to fit into the slot 17. It also hasa hole to receive a bolt 21 extending through the hole 18 and secured bya nut 22. In the construction shown, a bolt head 23, which secures theangle iron 9 to the angle iron 7, extends above the horizontal arm ofthe angle iron 7, and a hole 24 is provided in the bracket 13, so thatit may fit snugly over the bolt head 23.

To attach the footboard to a bed frame, it is merely necessary to pushthe pins 19 into the slots 17, install the bolts 21 and tighten the nuts22. This will form a very rigid connection and the brackets provideample space to receive an extra length box spring and mattress.

The foregoing detailed description is given for clearness ofunderstanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understoodtherefrom, for some modifications will be obvious to those skilled inthe art.

I claim:

An L-shaped attaching bracket for detachably securing one side of afootboard to a side rail of a bed frame the side rails of which areopen-end angle irons with their outer arms extending upwardly, and whichhas a foot cross member and means seeming said member to the undersidesof said side rails, comprising: a footboard receiving arm to which oneside of a footboard may be bolted; and a short extension arm which is anangle iron adapted to fit into the open end portion of a bed frame angleiron, said extension arm being adapted to make a pin and open-end slotconnection with a bed frame angle iron and being apertured to receive abolt which is independent of the means for securing the foot crossmember to the side rail, for rigidly securing said bracket to said bedframe angle iron.

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